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World Cup colours will be vivid and vibrant this year. The kaleidoscope will be created not only by the players in their team kits, but also by their footwear.

World Cup colours will be vivid and vibrant this year. The kaleidoscope will be created not only by the players in their team kits, but also by their footwear. Adidas has devised an innovative idea, one which involves the design of 32 customised pairs of boots for each of the participating nations. Each team at the tournament will receive their very own Adidas +F50 TUNIT 32 boots, proudly displaying national team colours as well as details and facts about the particular country.

LOST AND RECOVERED

Italy’s Francesco Totti returned to action on Thursday after almost three months out when he came on as a substitute for AS Roma in the second leg of the Italian Cup final. Totti has not played since he broke his ankle in a Serie A game against Empoli on February 19 and had to have an operation. There have been fears Totti might not return to fitness in time for the finals but he made better than expected progress in training. Totti, a key member of Marcello Lippi’s squad, came on as a sub at the San Siro stadium and could now play a part in his club’s final game of the Serie A season — also at that San Siro against Milan on Sunday.

TEAM SHEET

Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic had several surprises when he named his final 23-man squad. Dujkovic has made wholesale changes from the squad which performed badly in the African Nations Cup, including a call-up for uncapped Habib Mohamed and recalls for Shilla Alhassan Illiasu and Razak Pimpong

Singer Zubeen Garg passes away in Singapore

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Popular singer Zubeen Garg passes away after scuba diving accident in Singapore. He was participating in the 4th North East India Festival and had shared a video on Instagram inviting people to attend. He was rushed to the hospital but unfortunately succumbed to his injuries. More details to follow.

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